Healy rules out Preston move after Linfield victory

David Healy on the sideline during Linfield's victory over Dungannon

Linfield boss David Healy shrugged off rumours linking him to the vacant Preston North End job after watching the Blues beat Dungannon Swifts 3-1 at Windsor Park.

“I think the rumours were just put out there. I have a job to do at Linfield and I have been here eight and a half, coming up to nine years in October," said the former Preston striker.

"I know the challenge that I have ahead of me and Linfield have been good to me and I think I have been good to Linfield.

"My job is to go home and rewatch the game tonight, watch a bit of Glenavon and be prepared as I can be for a tough game on Tuesday at Mourneview."

Healy added that he was ‘pleased with the outcome’ after Linfield made it back-to-back victories.

"I'm pleased with the outcome, I thought we were good in the first half, even though for twenty minutes it was pretty even in terms of two teams wanting to play in the correct manor," he said.

"Dungannon I would describe as an awkward team to play against because they do things differently to a few other teams in the league and they cause you problems. We have had problems against them previously."